# @denverpost on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DW0Dl6nCoCh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63009486-denverpost-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-07T02:17:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Denver Post (@denverpost) — https://gondola.cc/denverpost

## Caption

Colorado is experiencing its lowest snowpack levels since record-keeping began statewide in 1941. Statewide snowpack, as of Thursday, was at 26% of the median — about a quarter of what the state typically has this time of year, according to data from the USDA National Water and Climate Center.

That means there is roughly 74% less snow than normal feeding rivers like the Colorado River.

In southwestern Colorado, conditions are even more dire. The San Miguel-Dolores-Animas-San Juan River Basin is at just 19.5% of median snowpack, while the Gunnison River Basin sits at 23% of median. These key tributaries to the Colorado River are already in severe to extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

See more photos at the link in our bio.

📷 & 📝: RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post // rjsangosti

#Drought #ColoradoRiver #Snowpack

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coloradoriver, snowpack, drought

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